Tamer Othman, MD

Dr. Tamer Othman is a hematologist-oncologist who specializes in caring for patients with leukemia (cancers that cause excessive production of abnormal white blood cells). His treatment expertise includes stem cell transplantation and other cellular therapies.

In research, Othman is interested in cellular therapies for acute (rapidly progressing) leukemias.

Othman earned his medical degree at Rush Medical College. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of California, Davis Medical Center, and a fellowship in hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapy at City of Hope.